Hartman phlebotomy practice exam
questions with correct answers
A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt lightheaded
and almost fainted .What should the PBT do?
Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position
A PBT at a primary care clinic is drawing blood from a patient with
suspected influenza. The patient is wearing a mask. What PPE should
the technician wear?
Gloves and a mask
A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which of
the following reflects the proper order of draw?
Citrate, SST, EDTA
Blood exits the heart through the body's largest artery, the
___________________.
,Aorta
What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection
tubes to be filled with one puncture?
The interior needle/tube holder
When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a PBT
have ready for specimen transportation?
An ice slurry
A PBT asks a patient to state and spell his name. He says, "Chris Morgan,
C-H-R-I-SM-O-R-G-A-N." The name listed on the requisition is "Criss
Morgan." What should the PBT do?
Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new requisition
with the correct spelling if the spelling was an error
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?
Yellow SPS
, Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a
cause for discontinuing a draw or likely to affect analytes?
Petechiae
A PBT is drawing blood by venipuncture from a young adult. The order
requires a citrate tube, a serum separator tube, and an EDTA tube. The
citrate tube and SST fill quickly. The EDTA tube fills partway and then
blood flow stops. What is the most likely explanation?
There is a problem with the tube's vacuum.
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient whose requisition requires
CBC and electrolytes .After finding no acceptable venipuncture site on
either arm or hand, the PBT sees that the patient's fingertips are not
scarred .Which of the following is true?
The PBT can do a capillary draw and document how the blood was
collected and why.
When is a sharps receptacle considered to be full?
questions with correct answers
A patient reports that during a previous blood draw he felt lightheaded
and almost fainted .What should the PBT do?
Perform the draw with the patient reclined or in a supine position
A PBT at a primary care clinic is drawing blood from a patient with
suspected influenza. The patient is wearing a mask. What PPE should
the technician wear?
Gloves and a mask
A requisition calls for the following tests: CBC, CMP, and PTT. Which of
the following reflects the proper order of draw?
Citrate, SST, EDTA
Blood exits the heart through the body's largest artery, the
___________________.
,Aorta
What part of the evacuated tube system allows multiple collection
tubes to be filled with one puncture?
The interior needle/tube holder
When drawing a specimen for an ammonia test, what should a PBT
have ready for specimen transportation?
An ice slurry
A PBT asks a patient to state and spell his name. He says, "Chris Morgan,
C-H-R-I-SM-O-R-G-A-N." The name listed on the requisition is "Criss
Morgan." What should the PBT do?
Call the ordering provider to resolve the issue and get a new requisition
with the correct spelling if the spelling was an error
When a blood culture is ordered along with other tests, which tube is
filled first?
Yellow SPS
, Which of these patient reactions should be documented, but is not a
cause for discontinuing a draw or likely to affect analytes?
Petechiae
A PBT is drawing blood by venipuncture from a young adult. The order
requires a citrate tube, a serum separator tube, and an EDTA tube. The
citrate tube and SST fill quickly. The EDTA tube fills partway and then
blood flow stops. What is the most likely explanation?
There is a problem with the tube's vacuum.
Scars cover the arms and hands of a patient whose requisition requires
CBC and electrolytes .After finding no acceptable venipuncture site on
either arm or hand, the PBT sees that the patient's fingertips are not
scarred .Which of the following is true?
The PBT can do a capillary draw and document how the blood was
collected and why.
When is a sharps receptacle considered to be full?
